Threat ends homecoming dance

After receiving word of the threat, police and fire officials were sent to the school at 1111 S. Dee Rd. (map) at about 7:45 p.m.

Police said there were no immediate indications that the threat was legitimate, but students and staff were forced to evacuate for their safety. Authorities at 10 p.m. were sweeping the gymnasium where the dance was held, and other areas of the school.

The dance started at 7 p.m. and was scheduled to end at 10 p.m., police said.

It is not clear how the threat was received by police.

Students and staff that evacuated were directed to the school's football field. Parents picked up children up from there, police said.